OrCam’s digital assistive device, the OrCam Read, has received the Best Consumer Edge AI End Product accolade from the 2022 Edge AI and Vision Product of the Year Awards.
The awards are a celebration of the innovative products that have been developed with artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision technologies.
The OrCam Read is a handheld digital device created to support people with vision loss, which uses artificial intelligence to convert text to speech.
According to OrCam: ‘It is the first and only personal AI reader that is able to instantly capture full pages of text from both print or screens sources using a simple “point & click” operation – without any display screen, app, or cloud connectivity.’
Professor Amnon Shashua, OrCam Technologies co-founder and co-chairman, said: ‘We are delighted that the OrCam Read device has been further recognised as a 2022 Edge AI and Vision Product of the Year.
‘Using OrCam’s more than ten years of experience in adding computer vision, speech, and language capabilities to edge devices to advance the latest research in deep learning, we have been able to provide users of all ages who experience low to moderate vision loss, as well as those with reading challenges, including dyslexia, with the speed and precision of high-performance computation servers to help reduce social stigma, elevate self-confidence and improve access to all texts, no matter the environment.’